“Who did you say has no eyes? How dare you hit my young master’s personal carriage? You should consider yourself lucky that I didn’t kill you.” The coachman, who was standing in front of the carriage of Wan Chuan Country, scoffed disdainfully, nose high in the air.
“What did you say? My carriage was parked by the roadside, and it was not even moving. It is obvious that you hit it!” Li Shaoqiu argued angrily.
“So what? Even if I hit you on purpose, what can you do about it?” A young man leaned out of the Wan Chuan Contry carriage and squinted at Li Shaoqiu contemptuously.
It was obvious that he was being a bully, but nobody dared to open their mouths when they noticed his arrogance – this person was clearly high-profile.
“How dare you speak to my young master like that? Do you know who my young master is? The imperial censor of the present dynasty of Nan Xia Country, Lord Li, is my master!” One of the guards who was standing next to Li Shaoqiu exclaimed, infuriated by the the young man’s indifference. If they were in Nan Xia Country, the two guards would already have moved to attack, but they had no choice but to bear with it since they were in Ding Lin Country.
When the guard said that, Ling Chuxi and the rest immediately recalled who Li Shaoqiu was – the son of the imperial censor. They remembered meeting him once at the emperor’s banquet, but there were too many people around at the time. They did not have any memorable interactions with him anyway, and that was why they had not recognized him when they had met earlier on.
“Well, it seems to be the Lord Imperial Censor’s esteemed son. Apologies for my disrespect, but does the imperial censor of Nan Xia Country know who I am? I am the son of the deputy minister at the capital gate of Wan Chuan Country, Zhao Xuanming. Apologize obediently; I’m too lazy to take action against you,” the young man sneered arrogantly.
If he had said that during normal times, those who heard it would have laughed until their teeth fell off. One was the imperial censor and supervisor of hundreds of officials, while the other was just an insignificant deputy minister at the capital gate. Their positions differed by more than a grade, but Zhao Xuanming had the nerve to compare them both. However, nobody dared to laugh right now. Wan Chuan Country was a Tier 2 vassal country, while Nan Xia Country was a Tier 5 vassal country, the ‘Number One in Ten Thousand Years’.
Ling Chuxi finally understand what ‘a weak nation has no diplomatic ties’ meant. Even an imperial censor of Nan Xia Country would not get the slightest respect before an insignificant deputy minister of the capital gate of Wan Chuan Country.
“You…” Li Shaoqiu was so angry that his body was trembling and his face was flushed red.
“What? Nan Xia Country is merely a small Tier 5 country, and yet you still have the nerve to make a fool out of yourself here. If you don’t apologize, I might just beat you up until you have to search for your teeth all over the floor,” Zhao Xuanming said haughtily.
“How dare you insult Nan Xia Country?! Bash him up for me!” Li Shaoqiu roared to his two guards, unable to bear it anymore.
The two guards eagerly rushed forward. Hearing someone humiliate and mock their country like that would fill any man with righteous indignation, not to mention those who practiced martial arts.
Zhao Xuanming did not even blink when the two guards rushed forward. With a look of disgust, the coachman in front of him who was dressed as a guard leaped forward to meet the attack of the two guards.
“Battle Qi Level-8!” Ling Chuxi and the rest frowned. Was the power of Wan Chuan Country so strong, that even an insignificant son of the deputy minister at the capital gate brought along guards with Battle Qi Level-8 when he travelled?
Li Shaoqiu’s two guards obviously only had the cultivation of Battle Qi Level-5, so it would be impossible for them to be his opponent. Before both parties could collide, Baili Han moved to stand in between them. Calmly, he pushed at the air lightly with his palm.
Zhao Xuanming’s guard which had been snarling and brandishing claws flew back and crashed to the ground with a muffled thump. Battle Qi Level-8 was considered an expert level in the eyes of ordinary people, but before the realm of Great Fulfilment, it did not even stand the chance of striking a blow.